Cranberry Tea Bread Food

CRANBERRY BANANA TEA LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Set oven at 350 degrees. Combine the first 4 ingredients together in a bowl. Mix well. Set aside.
• 2. Cream shortening and sugar in a bowl. Add the two eggs and mix well. Alternately, fold in the dry ingredients, banana, and cranberries, ending with cranberries. Last, fold in the nuts.
• 3. Bake in a prepared loaf pan for 1 hour. Don't overbake.
• 4. I can hardly wait to get it out of the pan before cutting into it and then slathering it with butter! It cuts cleaner and thinner if you can wait until it is completely cool.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; grease and flour an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
• In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade, combine the cranberries and sugar; pulse to coarsely grind; set aside.
• In a big bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, spices, and salt; add in the orange zest and walnuts; toss to blend.
• In a small bowl, combine the orange juice and eggs; beat with a whisk until frothy; add in vanilla and cranberry mixture; stir to combine, then pour over dry ingredients and drizzle with melted butter.
• Stir with a large spatula just until the batter is moistened and the cranberries are evenly distributed.
• Pour batter into loaf pan; bake in the center of oven for 45-50 minutes, until a pick comes out clean.
• The top of the loaf should be crusty and golden.
• Turn loaf out of pan onto a rack, then turn it right side up to cool completely.
• Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature overnight before serving.

GLAZED LEMON-CRANBERRY MINI TEA BREADS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Butter four mini-loaf pans that measure about 5 1/2 by 3 1/2 by 2 inches.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, stir together cranberries and 1 tbsp of sugar. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, lemon zest, and remaining 1 cup sugar until smooth and lightened slightly in color, about 1 minute.
• Beat in eggs until smoothly blended, about 1 minute. On low speed, mix in half the flour mixture, just to incorporate it. Mix in milk and vanilla until blended. Mix in remaining flour mixture until it's incorporated. Use a large spoon to sir in cranberries.
• Divide batter evenly among the four pans. Place the pans on a cookie sheet for easy placement and removal from oven. Bake until tops are golden, edges are light brown, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes.
• Prepare the glaze. In a small saucepan over low-medium heat, stir together sugar and lemon juice until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Using a toothpick to poke 5 holes in each of the slightly cooled loaves. Spoon about 3 tbsp of glaze over each loaf. Cool loaves completely in their pans.
• The loaves can be wrapped tightly in platic wrap and stored at room temperature for up to three days or frozen for up to one month.

CRANBERRY-LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray; sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar in each pan.
• In small bowl, toss 2 tablespoons of the cake mix with cranberries. In large bowl, beat remaining cake mix, dry pudding mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in cranberries. Divide batter evenly between pans.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk and lemon juice until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Pour glaze over bread, allowing some to drizzle down sides. Sprinkle with lemon peel.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE TEA BREAD MUFFINS W/ ORANGE CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8-10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring occasionally,.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Pulse cranberries and sugar in a food processor 3-4 times or just until chopped.
• Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, beating until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture alternately with orange juice, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in cranberry mixture and pecans.
• Place baking cups in miniature muffin pans; coat with cooking spray. Spoon batter into baking cups, filling completely.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean. Remove from pans to a wire rack. Spoon Orange Cream Cheese Glaze over warm muffins.
• Orange Cream Cheese Glaze: Beat one 3 oz. package of softened cream cheese at medium speed until creamy. Add 1 tablespoons orange juice and 1/4 tsp of vanilla; beat until smooth. Gradually add 1 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar, beating until smooth.

CRANBERRY ORANGE TEA BREAD (SUGAR-FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 9x5 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, stir together orange juice, milk, oil, eggs, zest and vanilla. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, Splenda, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nuts and cranberries. Stir; make a well and add the liquid mixture, stirring just until blended.
• Spoon into prepared pan and smooth.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out dry.
• While bread is baking prepare Glaze: Combine orange juice and Splenda in a small saucepan. Place on medium heat and reduce by one half. Stir in cream cheese until melted. Brush glaze onto warm loaf immediately after removing from oven. Cool on rack for 15 minutes; then remove from pan.
• *Gift loaf variation: Makes 2-3 small loaves - fill mini loaf pans 2/3 full and bake for 30-35 minutes.

WILD RICE, WALNUT, AND CRANBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Lightly oil a 4- by 8-inch loaf pan and set aside. Mix together the cooked rice, egg, agave nectar, vanilla extract, canola oil, and orange zest. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt. Combine the wet and dry mixtures, then fold in the cranberries and walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely. Store in the refrigerator, tightly wrapped.

CRANBERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk the egg, orange juice and zest; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries and walnuts. , Spoon batter into a greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 65-70 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan (8-cup capacity), and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine butter, egg, and milk. Add wet mixture to dry mixture, and whisk to combine; fold in cranberries.
• Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle top with turbinado sugar, if desired. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack; let bread cool 30 minutes. Invert onto rack, then immediately turn right side up to cool completely.